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单词 baselines
释义

baseline

noun

base·​line ˈbās-ˌlīn How to pronounce baseline (audio)
often attributive
1
: a line serving as a basis
especially : one of known measure or position used (as in surveying or navigation) to calculate or locate something
2
a
: either of the lines on a baseball field that lead from home plate to first base and third base and are extended into the outfield as foul lines
b
: basepath
3
: a boundary line at either end of a court (as in tennis or basketball)
4
: a usually initial set of critical observations or data used for comparison or a control
5
: a starting point
the baseline of this discussion

Synonyms

  • alpha
  • beginning
  • birth
  • commencement
  • dawn
  • day one
  • genesis
  • get-go
  • git-go
  • inception
  • incipience
  • incipiency
  • kickoff
  • launch
  • morning
  • nascence
  • nascency
  • onset
  • outset
  • start
  • threshold
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Example Sentences

The experiment is meant only to provide a baseline for other studies. any year or event we use as the baseline for the Renaissance is going to be at least somewhat arbitrary
Recent Examples on the Web This way-too-early projection is mostly the default at each position, providing a baseline of how things look with more than a month before the August 30 cutdown. Dan Labbe, cleveland, 26 July 2022 That’s why, for Iman Vellani, who plays Kamala, this scene in the bathroom, an emotional filming day for both actresses, is really the baseline of the show. Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 16 June 2022 Every company acknowledges the importance of getting to net-zero but only Schlumberger (net zero for all scopes by 2050) and Marathon (reduction in Scope 3 of 15 percent by 2030 from a 2019 baseline) give targets for Scope 3. Robert G. Eccles, Forbes, 26 Aug. 2022 As for her playing style, Ahn pounds away from the baseline. Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2022 States modify their taxes all the time, but those affected by Citizens United didn’t act noticeably different from the baseline. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 18 Aug. 2022 Pera losing what was the game’s 22nd point, sailing a forehand long from the baseline. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Aug. 2022 If the Blue Jays have a kangaroo court, somebody on the grounds crew has to be fined for having a baseline as true as a Roberto Clemente throw from right field to the hot corner. Paul Hoynes, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022 Use a small and measurable set of key performance indicators (KPIs) to scope the business processes and data that relate to it as well as to establish a baseline for the data's fit-for-purpose quality that will improve business outcomes. Rex Ahlstrom, Forbes, 8 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1556, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Medical Definition

baseline

noun

base·​line ˈbā-ˌslīn How to pronounce baseline (audio)
: a set of critical observations or data used for comparison or a control

baselines

noun

plural of baseline
as in beginnings
the point at which something begins any year or event we use as the baseline for the Renaissance is going to be at least somewhat arbitrary

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • beginnings
  • inceptions
  • alphas
  • starts
  • onsets
  • commencements
  • thresholds
  • launches
  • geneses
  • outsets
  • kickoffs
  • day ones
  • births
  • dawns
  • infancies
  • nascencies
  • incipiencies
  • originations
  • incipiences
  • origins
  • nascences
  • inaugurations
  • mornings
  • git-goes
  • first bases
  • ground zeros
  • initiations
  • institutions
  • wells
  • get-goes
  • square ones
  • drawing boards
  • sources
  • fountains
  • arrivals
  • springs
  • emergences
  • childhoods
  • germs
  • creations
  • cradles
  • roots
  • wellsprings
  • openings
  • seedbeds
  • debuts
  • advents
  • fountainheads
  • appearances
  • youths
  • débuts

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • conclusions
  • periods
  • ends
  • endings
  • closes
  • terminations
  • completions
  • stops
  • closures
  • finishes
  • closings
  • omegas
  • finales
  • cessations
  • windups
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